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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Traverse City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Traverse City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Traverse City is primarily located in Grand Traverse County and is the County Seat. A portion of Traverse City extends into Leelanau County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grand Traverse County: Antrim, Benzie, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee & Wexford.

Below are the counties that are near Traverse City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Traverse City:

  • Grand Traverse County     (The home county of Traverse City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Traverse City, with the one closest to Traverse City listed first.
    • Acme
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <2>
    • Grawn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grawn
      • Grawn is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grawn <2>
    • Devils Elbow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
      • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Williamsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Williamsburg has also been known as:
      • Williamburg
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
    • Mapleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Mayfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Interlochen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Angel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
      • Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Angel has also been known as:
      • Angel Station
      • Angell Station
    • Mabel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Kingsley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
      • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <2>
    • Tunk ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tunk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
      • Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Pavlovic Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
      • Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Antrim County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Traverse City, with the one closest to Traverse City listed first.
    • Elk Rapids
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kewadin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewadin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewadin
      • Kewadin is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewadin <2>
    • Alden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Clam Lake ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clam Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
      • Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
    • Bellaire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Central Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
      • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <2>
    • Eastport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mancelona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancelona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancelona
      • Mancelona is located in Antrim County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancelona <2>
  • Benzie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Traverse City, with the one closest to Traverse City listed first.
    • Lake Ann
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
      • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <2>
    • Bendon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bendon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
      • Bendon is located in Benzie County
    • Platte River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
      • Platte River is located in Benzie County
    • Wallin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
      • Wallin is located in Benzie County
    • Griner Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griner Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
      • Griner Station is located in Benzie County
      • Griner Station has also been known as:
      • Print
    • Nessen City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nessen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
      • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
    • Honor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
      • Honor is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <2>
    • Thompsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Aral ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
      • Aral is located in Benzie County
      • Aral has also been known as:
      • Otter Creek
    • Benzonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Beulah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <2>
  • Kalkaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Traverse City, with the one closest to Traverse City listed first.
    • Barker Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
      • Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
    • Torch River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torch River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
      • Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
    • Rapid City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapid City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
      • Rapid City is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <2>
    • Fife Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Lake
      • Fife Lake is located in Kalkaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife Lake <2>
    • South Boardman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boardman
      • South Boardman is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boardman <2>
    • Kalkaska
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalkaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalkaska
      • Kalkaska is located in Kalkaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,083 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalkaska <2>
    • Deibert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
      • Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
    • Lodi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
    • Westwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
    • Sigma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
      • Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
    • Sharon ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
      • Sharon has also been known as:
      • Big Oley
      • Jam One
    • Angling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
      • Angling is located in Kalkaska County
  • Leelanau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Traverse City, with the one closest to Traverse City listed first.
    • Greilickville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greilickville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
      • Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
    • Solon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Leelanau County
    • Bingham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
    • Cedar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Isadore ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isadore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
      • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
    • Bodus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bodus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
      • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
    • Maple City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
      • Maple City is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple City <2>
    • Lake Leelanau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Suttons Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons Bay
      • Suttons Bay is located in Leelanau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suttons Bay <2>
    • Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shalda Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
      • Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
    • Burdickville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdickville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
      • Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
    • Jacktown ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacktown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
      • Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
      • Jacktown has also been known as:
      • Osborn
  • Manistee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Traverse City, with the one closest to Traverse City listed first.
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Harlan is located in Manistee County
    • Pomona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
    • Copemish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Henry ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Manistee County
  • Wexford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Traverse City, with the one closest to Traverse City listed first.
    • Baxter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Wexford County
    • Buckley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Glengary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
      • Glengary is located in Wexford County
    • Sherman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Wexford County
    • Mesick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesick
      • Mesick is located in Wexford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesick <2>
    • Manton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
      • Manton is located in Wexford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manton <2>
    • Meauwataka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
      • Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
    • Yuma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
      • Yuma is located in Wexford County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Traverse City, see our County-by-County Page for Traverse City.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Traverse City ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Traverse City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Traverse City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Traverse City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Traverse City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Traverse City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Traverse City:

Cemeteries Near Traverse City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Traverse City.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Traverse City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Traverse City, with the one closest to Traverse City listed first.

  • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oakwood Catholic Diocesan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Catholic Diocesan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Catholic Diocesan Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Acme Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acme Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acme Twp. Cemetery
  • Acme Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acme Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acme Twp. Cemetery
  • Heimforth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heimforth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heimforth Cemetery
  • Fouch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fouch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fouch Cemetery
  • Bingham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bingham Cemetery
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linwood Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Yuba Acme Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yuba Acme Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yuba Acme Twp. Cemetery
  • Solon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (145 more) ...
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Barnum Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnum Cemetery
    • Koch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koch Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Traverse City had a population of 4,353 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Traverse City had a population of 15,734 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Traverse City, with the one closest to Traverse City listed first.

  • Acme
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Acme is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <2>
  • Grawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grawn
    • Grawn is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grawn <2>
  • Solon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Solon is located in Leelanau County
  • Bingham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
  • Bates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Bates is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Yuba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Yuba is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Cedar Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
    • Cedar Run is located in Benzie County
  • Interlochen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • Monroe Center is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Mayfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Williamsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Williamsburg has also been known as:
    • Williamburg
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
  • Mapleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
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    • Lake Ann
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
      • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <2>
    • Keswick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
      • Keswick is located in Leelanau County
    • Hannah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Grand Traverse County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Traverse City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Traverse City.

The official website for Traverse City: www.ci.traverse-city.mi.us/

The official website for Grand Traverse County: www.grandtraverse.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Traverse City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Traverse City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7629, Longitude: -85.6211    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Traverse City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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